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Tuesday, November 13, 2007 |  |
Rare Collectibles for Sale
You might remember the name Curt Chiarelli; he was the sculptor that created the molds that Joyride turned into Halo action figures. What came out made a lot of gamers happy - but not as happy as they might have been had they seen the (far more detailed) originals. Many of the details that Curt carefully added to his models were obscured by paint, or actually filed down to expedite the manufacturing process. Last year he sold two castings made from the original Cortana molds - and I can tell you they're gorgeous. (One was acquired for me.) He's back this year, with a (very) limited-edition run of the Covenant Grunt - a total of 25 castings will be made, and some are already spoken for. He's planning on keeping the figure a neutral gray so as to show the form and detail to its best advantage. If you're interested, he'll be retailing these at $500 - send him an email to discuss reserving one! (Louis Wu 23:56:56 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Video Diaries
MTV's got a series of video clips following a Halo addict through the days following Halo 3's release - how he blew off work, his girlfriend, tennis finals, and his family to play. You might know this guy. (Louis Wu 23:18:35 UTC) (permalink)
The Fame Game
Ruzhyo noticed that there's a Halo-related comic over at YouGamers' Limit Break. (Louis Wu 23:16:49 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Ranks
If you're curious about the full Halo 3 Ranks table, halowiki.net has posted one. Thanks, PEZ. (Louis Wu 23:15:19 UTC) (permalink)
Playlist changes live
If you jump on Xbox Live, you'll find that the Halo 3 playlist changes discussed in last week's Update are now live. Changes are detailed in the Bungie.net post. Thanks, evildoctorwill. (Louis Wu 20:25:48 UTC) (permalink)
2007 Guilt O' Lantern: Results
A couple of thousand of you stopped by our Guilt O' Lantern voting page this year, and picked three victors from the amazingly rich crop. Swing by the results page for full details - and congratulations to Daniel Dirk, Cipher002, and Nathan Scheck, our prizewinners! (Louis Wu 14:28:19 UTC) (permalink)
Artistic Halo, Revisited
We've mentioned a couple of sites devoted to artistic Halo 3 screenshots - yankeyhotel maintains abstrakt, and TTL Demag0gue maintains Mendicant Bias. This morning, MasterNoob stopped by to say that he's doing it, too; check out his gallery on Bungie.net for some cool shots! (Louis Wu 13:53:06 UTC) (permalink)
Don't jump on his head
Master Chief meets a rival in Another Halo Comic Strip... heh. I doubt the guy can keep up. (Louis Wu 12:33:11 UTC) (permalink)
Autographed Halo 3 Legendary Edition, for Charity
Hawty McBloggy found a pretty cool copy of the Halo 3 Legendary Edition on eBay - this one has been signed by Master Chief (Steve Downes), Cortana (Jen Taylor), and Sergeant Johnson (David Scully). 100% of the proceeds will go to the Adrienne Shelly Foundation, supporting women filmmakers. Starting bid is $100, and you've got a bit under a week to make up your mind. A cool collectible, and a good cause - what's not to like? (Louis Wu 12:09:58 UTC) (permalink)
Screenshot competition
Mukelo wrote to point out a new competition at Invalid Mob Gaming - they're holding a Screenshot competition. Submit a multiplayer Halo 3 screen from your FileShare, get a shot at a 1-month Xbox Live Gold subscription code. You've got until November 30. Check it out! (Louis Wu 12:06:10 UTC) (permalink)
Downloadable Halo - coming soon
Wow, very cool. According to Next Generation, the fall Xbox 360 dashboard update, due December 4, will allow (among other things) folks to download Halo from Xbox Live Marketplace. Yes, you read that right. 1200 MS points ($15) will get you a downloadable copy of the original Halo. (Or Crash Bandicoot, or Burnout 3, or...) NOW I see why I might need that Elite hard drive. Thanks, Red_Breast. (Louis Wu 11:55:03 UTC) (permalink)
Blowing off steam, the TTL Way
If it's Tuesday, we must be in Tied the Leader land. XerxdeeJ stopped by early this morning to point out a couple of new articles - one was inspired by c0ld vengeance's Puzzleball creations, and gives you access to three new puzzles (at varying difficulties), and the other is a rant that takes aim at the Writers Guild, ill-informed bloggers, and pretty much anyone who messes with their beloved Halo. Heh. Go read! (Louis Wu 11:50:57 UTC) (permalink)
Helljumper launches
grantix is starting up a screenshot-based comic, in the style of Section 3 and Reclaimer. I find it pretty hard to read (you have to expand each panel separately to read the text), but it's early yet. (Louis Wu 11:40:02 UTC) (permalink)
Grab a Halo collection for cheap
Master D0rk is moving on from Halo - but he's giving the community a shot at his gear before he puts it up on eBay. He's got all three Xbox games (Limited Editions of both Halo 2 and Halo 3), plus the Graphic Novel, all five novels, and a couple of 7-11 cups... and he's looking for $100 plus shipping. Seems like a pretty sweet deal to me! (Louis Wu 11:37:42 UTC) (permalink)
Game With Fame: Game Developers
On November 15, the Game With Fame program will have your favorite game developers playing on Xbox Live. Halo-related activity: the Halo Wars dev team will be playing Halo 3 from 9 AM - 1PM (Pacific Time), and the Bungie dev team will be on doing the same thing at a to-be-determined time. Mark your calendars - Thursday's the day to be online! (Louis Wu 11:35:03 UTC) (permalink)
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